Gaiter



June 10, 1947. M. A. \YARQN ETIAL GAITER Filed April 20, 1945 Patented June 10, 1947 UNITED STATES PAT NT-:

Max A. varonychicago, Ill;, and Carl S.,Malone, OwensbormKy.

Application April 20, 1945; sesame.- seasic 1 Claim. 1.

Our invention relates to footwear, and has for its principal object to provide a gaiter secured over the shoe; a gaiter which has integrally formed therewith a flared-out portion to be draped above the ankle of the foot of a wearer to form a horizontally projecting mud guard to prement splashing of mud and slush, when worn in rainy and slushy weather, thus protectin fully the rear portion of the leg Where most of the splashing should be intercepted which is caused by the impact of the heel with the pavement.

Another object of our invention is to provide a gaiter of the aforementioned character which is made of aninner section or quarter and an outer section or quarter interconnected by an archlocating portion, and which is provided with an opening to locate about the heel portion of a shoe and immediately above its top portion, an article which is of simple construction, practical and effective for wearing purposes, and which can be economically manufactured in quantity production.

Other features, objects and advantages inherent in our invention will become apparent from an examination of the accompanying drawings, having particular reference to the ensuing description, wherein like symbols are used to designate like parts, and in which;

Fig. 1 represents a perspective view of our invention as shown draped on the leg of a person wearing the same.

Fig. 2 is a side view showing the pattern relationship of one side of the gaiter comprising our invention prior to its being secured on the foot.

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken, substantially, on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Fig. 4 is a side view, similar to Figure 2, showing the opposite side of the gaiter construction preparatory to its being attached to the foot.

Fig. 5 is a plan view of our invention showing it spread open ready to receive the heel member of a shoe preparatory to securing the gaiter to the foot of the wearer.

Fig. 6 is a slightly modified form of our invention showing the interconnecting strap portion which locates below the arch of the shoe of a wearer, in this particular instance made as a separate element, and made of an elastic type of material for reasons which will be more clearly elucidated in the description.

Referring to the various views, it is to be noted that the leg of a wearer is, generally, designated 1, and the vamp of the shoe worn' by the said wearer designated 8, the heel element being designated 9, while our invention, generally, is designated I0; Our/invention is comprised of 'an inside quarter lzyand an outside: quarter I25, both being symmetrical in configuration; each one being made upxof a heelportion ll configurative with the rear portion of a shoe and fitting closely the shape thereof. The said heel portion l I merges with a downwardly extending portion H. to form the arch. locating and interconnecting strap, the said portion I]. being adjacent to the fiyportion l5 which 15 .3, gored or angular extension On the opposing side of theheelxportion II is provided another angular ortriangular portion I 9 ,which merges with the; intermediate arcuate y; shapedllortion, 22in order to provide an extended arcuateiportional B; topermit forming the sameinto ;ahorizontally'= extendedmudguard orprotector 24; 1

The heel portion edges are-sewed at 13, and the extending,gore-shapedportion I9 is sewed at M, while the-remaining, portions. are open withithe exception of the portion l8 which is stitched together in order to form the bottom strap locating section when the portions l1 ar joined together. To the front gored portion or fly IS, the snap fastener elements 2| are secured which cooperate with mating snap fastener elements 21 secured to the other quarter so that the front portions I5 may be brought into overlapping engagement, the snap fasteners 2| and 21 securing the lower part of the gaiter about the shoe, the locating strap formed of the portions ll positioning itself at the proper point in the arch of the shoe; thus the upper portion 22 is left free, and being substantially larger in area permits the mud guard or protector portion 24 to be rolled in position as indicated in the view of Figure 1, extending a distance substantially back of the heel element 9 and the profile of the leg 1, thus preventing the splashing which occurs within the vicinity of the heel 9 from reaching the upper exposed portion of the leg 1 actually protecting the hose which covers that portion of the leg 1 which is above the mud guard portion 24.

It can be readily seen and understood how the mud guard 24 will intercept any of the splashing from the heel directed'upwardly, and thus will protect the wearer from having the leg, or stocking, or clothing soiled by the splashing of mire, slush, etc.

The form shown in Figure 6 is, substantially, the same as the form shown in the remaining figures, with the exception that the portions I! are omitted. In this instance the inside and outside quarters are provided with a. straight portion at the bottom, and a separate element 23 forming the locating strap for intercept the splashing of mud, rain and slush water, etc.

The entire structure has its free edges stitched as at 20 in order to form a finished edge to prevent unravelling of raw edges of material which would otherwise take place, if this were not resorted to.

The article is very simply attached, the heel 9 is inserted in the opening '25 the gaiter draped over the heel portion of the shoe carefully so that the portion ll fits snugly at the back, while the strap element formed of the resilient material or of the portions I1, is located in suitable position below the arch of the shoe, after which the snap fastener elements 2| and 21 are brought into engagement so that the fly portion will be superimposed over its mating fly portion on the other quarter of the gaiter, then the portion 22 is rolled in position to form the splash proof guard :24 heretofore mentioned. a

We believe that we have herein described rather succinctly the construction, utility, and application of our invention, and inasmuch as the same is susceptible of modifications and improvements, we hereby reserve the right to all modifications and improvements coming within the scope and spirit of our invention, also those embraced in the embodiments of the accompanying drawings, as

4 well as those lying within the purview of the foregoing description.

Having thus described and revealed our invention, what we claim as novel and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A gaiter comprising, an outer quarter and an inner quarter, each of said quarters including a heel portion, a gored portion adjacent thereto, a depending strap portion contiguous with the bottom edge of the said quarter, a second gored portion adjacent the said strap portion, and an arcuate portion interconnecting the said gored portions, the edge of the said heel portion and the adjacent portion of the said first-mentioned gored portion being suitably stitched together, the free ends of the said strap portion also being stitched to form an arch locating strap and an opening adapted to receive the heel of a shoe, and concealed snap fastening means secured to the said second-mentioned gored portions adapted to removably retain them in overlapping relationship, the said arcuate portion being adapted to be formed into an annularly-flared mud guard or protector of substantially semicircular cross-section extending outwardly and downwardly a substantial distance away from the said heel portion.

MAX A. VAR-ON. CARL S. MALONE.

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